Christmas Eve

I'll be back-dating our Christmas posts so they'll show up in last year . . . here are some from our family Christmas Eve dinner. What a great day that was - wonderful Mexican food and then off to a Christmas Eve candlelight service at church where we ran into old friends. Later that evening, after finally getting the kids to bed, the adults set off to wrapping the rest of the gifts & filling stockings while we listened to Christmas carols and munched on treats. (Thanks to my sister, Esther, for some of these shots!)

Esther & Jim

Jack, Jared, & Vincent

Jared & Vincent clowning around

Paul, Gracie, and Tad

Tad & Gracie were the artists that evening.

In case you can't tell, Tad is the "clown" in my sister's family.

Paul & me

Phil and mom

The kids enjoying their lollipops in the van.